this follows the outrage of bashir's vulgar remarks about sarah palin on air last month. he said, among other thing, that we cannot repeat right here, that she should be forced into slavery-like conditions. >> congressman charlie rangel at it again. he he is seeking reelection to a 23rd term in 2014. he narrowly won in they have the. this time -- in 2012. this time he may face challenges from two local rev rends in the district. >> peter, you have been involved in new york politics for a long time. charlie rangel, when he was the head of the house ways and means committee, which writes taxes, he simply forgot to pay taxes for a couple of years? >> there is an ethics issue that was adjudicated that he tried to appeal. a lot of people thought he wasn't going to run again. to their surprise he is running again. calvin butts is a challenger, a prominent minister here in new york city. >> he forgot. the voters forgot. it is 23 minutes before the top of the hour. let's turn to maria molina who starts the weather day inside the studio. >> that's right. good morning. good to see